The Tempest thread (confirmed 100% weaponry free)

Hmmph. Kids these days have no appreciation for a well-calibrated pair of Thanix cannons.

And now I simply must know how Vetra will pass time aboard the Tempest without calibration.

So why are Ryder and squadmates carrying weapons?

Really disappointing to hear that it's true that tempest is completely defenseless. Was hoping it at least had some weapons if not a main gun.
Seems utterly ridicolous to me. Got to wonder why player is allowed to bear any handheld weapons at all at this stage given the seeming priorities of the AI.

The only weapon the Tempest needs is it's five star luxury suite, to show those savages, that never again they're going to observe such elegance.

While I'm against the Tempest being weaponless, they're ships of different classes. They're not comparable regardless of this.

Well, I sure don't want to join this Initiative.


I hear they put the people responsible for finding us a new homeworld in an unknown region of space with completely defenseless ships and vehicles.
With this being a one way trip, no place to stay after we arrive, and our leaders not being able to defend us against possible much more powerful alien enemies, it's not a very interesting prospect.


Let me reconsider.

Maybe they'll be able to replace all ships and personnel fast, if we lose the first ones exploring, since they told us the region is resource rich.

And...
When our first explorers ventured beyond the first mass relay, we, well, it's true, we ended up in a war with a civilization a lot stronger than ours, but it ended quickly. Peace and reason prevailed.

I'm sure nothing could go any different.

Ahhhh, maybe I'll join them after all.

Not that it matters much since they mentioned already the Pathfinder has military skills, and at least the siblings had military training as well, but technically, Ryder and squadmates operate after arriving in andromeda, and knowing the situation isn't as peaceful as the Initiative seemed to think.
As I said in another thread, it seems they want to make the Initiative intentionally dumb and pacifist. At this point I wouldn't ever bet on the presence of other ships with weapons.

Yes. Normandy was a Alliance frigate while Tempest is a civilian scout ship.